Month: May 2023

How to Manage and Deter Red-winged Blackbirds

WGC Indy Blogs

May 23, 2023
Male sporting the eponymous red-wing patches The Red-winged Blackbird is well known for many things: its melodious song, its vibrantly colored plumage – and its combative nature. During nesting season in the late spring through mid-summer, these birds pack a particularly aggressive punch: any creature that enters their territory will... Read More
Male red-winged blackbird with orange patch

Protect Yourself and Your Crops from Red-winged Blackbirds

MBM Blogs

May 23, 2023
Male sporting the eponymous red-wing patches The Red-winged Blackbird is well known for many things: its melodious song, its vibrantly colored plumage – and its combative nature. During nesting season in the late spring through mid-summer, these birds pack a particularly aggressive punch: any creature that enters their territory will... Read More
Male red-winged blackbird with orange patch

Beware the Beautiful-but-Dangerous Red-winged Blackbird

WGC Blogs

May 23, 2023
Male sporting the eponymous red-wing patches The Red-winged Blackbird is well known for many things: its melodious song, its vibrantly colored plumage – and its combative nature. During nesting season in the late spring through mid-summer, these birds pack a particularly aggressive punch: any creature that enters their territory will... Read More
Male red-winged blackbird with orange patch

Don’t Let Birds Damage Your Fruit Crop This Summer

Agriculture MBM Blogs

May 16, 2023
Nothing beats the taste of fresh, perfectly ripe fruit in the summer – and many birds agree. As fruit ripens, it becomes more vulnerable to bird damage. That damage comes in a variety of forms: birds peck at and eat fruit whole and knock unripe fruit off bushes and trees.... Read More

Molting Season Means Geese Are on the Move

WGC Indy Blogs

May 9, 2023
The late spring and early summer months can be active ones for Canada geese. Pairs of monogamous geese typically nest in April and May. Once their goslings hatch, the family tends to stay in location until the end of the summer. However, if the nesting site lacks the resources that... Read More
Canadian geese family

Look Out for Increased Geese Activity This Molt Season

MBM Blogs

May 9, 2023
The late spring and early summer months can be active ones for Canada geese. Pairs of monogamous geese typically nest in April and May. Once their goslings hatch, the family tends to stay in location until the end of the summer. However, if the nesting site lacks the resources that... Read More
Canadian geese family

Molt Season is Almost Here, Watch Out for Geese on the Move

WGC Blogs

May 9, 2023
The late spring and early summer months can be active ones for Canada geese. Pairs of monogamous geese typically nest in April and May. Once their goslings hatch, the family tends to stay in location until the end of the summer. However, if the nesting site lacks the resources that... Read More
Canadian geese family